Man Chi-shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-205). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / List of Tables --- p.i. / Abstract --- p.ii. / 摘要 --- p.iii. / Acknowledgement --- p.iv. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Going into migrants in the Pearl River Delta --- p.1 / Chapter I --- The living strategy besides political resistance --- p.2 / Chapter II --- Exploring the migrants in township-and-village areas of the Pearl River Delta --- p.6 / Chapter III --- Methodology --- p.9 / Chapter IV --- Overview of this study --- p.13 / Chapter V --- Terms clarification --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature review: understanding migrants in South China --- p.16 / Chapter I --- Migration --- p.18 / Chapter II --- Floating population in China after the economic reforms --- p.22 / Chapter III --- Theoretical framework --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- A dichotomous community: the construction of oppressed and oppressor in Tianshen Township --- p.59 / Chapter I --- Going down to the field site --- p.60 / Chapter II --- Unequal relationships between the oppressed and the oppressor --- p.73 / Chapter III --- Concluding remarks --- p.97 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- "The voice from migrants: ""The outside world is splendid, but also ruthless.""" --- p.102 / Chapter I --- Living experience --- p.103 / Chapter II --- Working experience --- p.110 / Chapter III --- Floating: a short stage of life --- p.117 / Chapter IV --- Concluding remarks --- p.131 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Exit and familism: the ways to accommodate dissatisfaction --- p.135 / Chapter I --- The infrequency of direct confrontation --- p.136 / Chapter II --- Job switching as a from of self-defense --- p.140 / Chapter III --- The significance of family support --- p.148 / Chapter IV --- A case study: the entanglement between survival and exploitation --- p.157 / Chapter V --- Concluding remarks --- p.163 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Economic retreatism: the basic reason of the social stability in the Pearl River Delta --- p.168 / Chapter I --- A comparison with Scott's and Popkin's cases --- p.169 / Chapter II --- A supplement to previous studies concerning Chinese migrant workers --- p.180 / Chapter III --- Suggestions --- p.182 / Chapter IV --- Prediction --- p.184 / Chapter V --- IEpilogue --- p.185 / Appendix A: List of Interviewees --- p.189 / Appendix B: Photos --- p.190 / Appendix C : Cartoon --- p.195 / Appendix D: Map --- p.197 / Bibliography --- p.198
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323560 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Man, Chi-shing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, v, 205 leaves : ill., map ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Pearl River Delta, China, Pearl River Delta |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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